--- catalina/src/share/org/apache/catalina/deploy/SecurityCollection.java	(revision 5176)
+++ catalina/src/share/org/apache/catalina/deploy/SecurityCollection.java	(revision 5337)
@@ -190,10 +190,11 @@ 
 
         // Bugzilla 34805: add friendly warning.
         if(pattern.endsWith("*")) {
-          if (pattern.charAt(pattern.length()-1) != '/') {
+          // Bugzilla 43079: pattern verification broken
+          if (pattern.length() < 2 || pattern.charAt(pattern.length()-2) != '/') {
             if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
               log.warn("Suspicious url pattern: \"" + pattern + "\"" +
-                       " - see http://java.sun.com/aboutJava/communityprocess/first/jsr053/servlet23_PFD.pdf" +
+                       " - see http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr154/index.html" +
                        "  section 11.2" );
             }
           }